Kahlil Hassanali, PhD student at the World Maritime University, Sasakawa Global Ocean Institute will present his work on CARICOM and his article “Internationalization of EIA in a new marine biodiversity agreement under the Law of the Sea Convention: A proposal for a tiered approach to review and decision-making” ( Hassanali, 2021).
Kahlil Hassanali has over eight years’ experience as a research officer in marine policy and governance at the Institute of Marine Affairs, a multidisciplinary marine and environmental research organization in Trinidad and Tobago. He has a strong interest in the creation and implementation of policy focused on conservation and the sustainable use of ocean and coastal resources, especially within national and regional contexts.
Kahlil´s PhD research is examining the inter-relationship between aspects of the legally binding instrument being negotiated under the United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea on the conservation and sustainable use of marine biological diversity of areas beyond national jurisdiction (the BBNJ agreement) and the blue economy of the Caribbean Community (CARICOM). He also serves as a negotiator for the CARICOM in the process to develop the BBNJ agreement.
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